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Ian the Kiwi Herder

#285
June 11, 2008, 12:55:06 PM
Nev/Toad
Funny you should mention the Northolt Islanders, one came-in on Sunday but parked-up on the far side away from the Photo-call. I first saw one at Blackpool airport in 1990. It was collecting a 'special' passenger and had filed a flight-plan for Belfast :blink:

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upnorth

#286
June 12, 2008, 07:58:21 AM
Had a Hind fly over the centre of town this afternoon.

Nice and low, so of course my camera was back at the flat. :banghead:
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#287
June 13, 2008, 05:46:18 AM
Three Tucanos came over York University, in Vic formation.  Seeing three Spitfire size prop aircraft in Vic formation, it kind of gave a glimpse back to early war time.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

lancer

#288
June 13, 2008, 07:45:13 AM
Quote from: upnorth on June 12, 2008, 07:58:21 AM
Had a Hind fly over the centre of town this afternoon.

Nice and low, so of course my camera was back at the flat. :banghead:

I thought that there was an unwritten law that says all wiffers should have thier cameras with suitable zoom lenses on them at all times, in case of situations just like this???
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nev

#289
June 13, 2008, 10:26:03 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on June 13, 2008, 07:16:51 AM
That sodding Dakota was going round and round yesterday.

Bloody EU...

What is this Dak you speak of?  There's one parked up at Humberside Airport right now - gunna get some pics first thing in the morning.
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Chris707

#290
June 13, 2008, 04:30:35 PM
These were among the departures from KPIT overhead tonight...






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nev

#291
June 14, 2008, 06:03:02 AM
Whizzed round to Humberside Airport first thing this morning with my camera and luckily the Dak was still there.  No idea whose it is or why it is here  :huh:





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Nick

#292
June 14, 2008, 04:55:09 PM
Now what did I see at work today........?

Lancaster, 2 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes
C-130J Hercules and 2 King Air 200
9 Eurofighter Typhoons
VC-10 (with refuelling drogues trailing), E-3D Sentry and 2 Tornado F.3
9 Tornado F.3
C-17 Globemaster and 2 Tornado F.3
Nimrod and 2 Tornado F.3
Tristar and 2 HS125
16 Tornado in formation.

55 aircraft in the space of 8 minutes..... I suppose the other half of the RAF had a day off instead! ;D
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Nev! That Tristar was the same one, they all did a practice run over Waddington on Thursday at 1pm!

Aircav

#293
June 16, 2008, 08:11:36 AM
Aye, it was on't telly doin' fly'ts from Newcastle hairport  ;D
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Martin H

#294
June 16, 2008, 01:52:11 PM
same dak i flew in out of coventry the other week Lee. doing its fairwell tour.  The other pair in teh fleet seem to be mothballed at the mo (albeit is very good nick)
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nev

#295
June 17, 2008, 09:30:28 AM
Saw this out walking a few miles south of Waddington



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B777LR

#296
June 17, 2008, 12:35:40 PM Last Edit: June 17, 2008, 12:40:50 PM by B777LR
Quote from: nev on June 17, 2008, 09:30:28 AM
Saw this out walking a few miles south of Waddington





Looks like one of the knobbly nosed ex-Danish Merlins...

They are only used for training though, which is hard to understand, since cockpits in the Danish are more advanced and newer than the RAF Merlins. (the Danish version has no gauges at all in the cockpit)

RDAF:
http://www.sis-denmark.dk/images/Frequency/Search%20And%20Rescue%20(SAR)/EH-101/Data/EH101%20cockpit.jpg

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http://www.targetlock.org.uk/eh101/cockpit.jpg

Martin H

#297
June 17, 2008, 02:07:01 PM
they are only being used for training while the squadron works up to full caperbility. then its off to the sand pits to play.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

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Mossie

#298
June 18, 2008, 04:59:03 AM
Lynx AH.9 over York University.  A little distant, so could have been a Navy variant, but I've seen AH.7's over there before.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

The Rat

#299
June 18, 2008, 03:30:33 PM Last Edit: June 18, 2008, 04:16:37 PM by The Rat
Spitfire doing a beat-up over runway 33R at Pearson on Monday, probably heading for the aviation show in Oshawa this weekend.
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